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7.6) Use in Compliance with Laws- Lessee shall not use or occupy the Leasehold Property
<br /> and Improvements or knowingly permit the Leasehold Property and Improvements to be used or
<br /> occupied contrary to any statute, rule, order, ordinance, requirement or regulation applicable thereto
<br /> or in any manner which would violate any certificate of occupancy affecting the same, or which would
<br /> cause structural injury to the Improvements or cause the value or usefulness of the Improvements and
<br /> Leasehold Property or any part thereof to substantially diminish(reasonable wear and tear excepted)
<br /> or which would constitute a public or private nuisance or waste. Lessee shall promptly upon
<br /> discovery of any such use take all necessary steps to compel the discontinuance of such use.
<br /> 7.7) Permits - Lessee shall maintain in force and effect all permits, licenses and similar
<br /> authorizations to use the Leasehold Property and Improvements for the aforesaid purposes required
<br /> by any governmental authority having jurisdiction over the use thereof. Lessee's failure to maintain
<br /> such permits, licenses and similar authorizations shall not relieve Lessee from the performance of its
<br /> obligations and covenants hereunder(except obligations and covenants as may be prohibited by law),
<br /> nor from the obligations to pay rent or Additional Rent, as set forth herein. Lessee shall, at Lessor's
<br /> request,join with Lessor in executing, acknowledging and delivering any and all petitions, consents,
<br /> subordinations, plats, or easement deeds that may be required for the installation of any utilities,
<br /> Public improvements, roads, wafer lines, sewer lines, storm drainage facilities, subdivision, rezoning,
<br /> variance, special use, platting or other similar development of the Leasehold Property, which do not
<br /> affect Lessee's use of the Leasehold Property during the term of this Lease Agreement.
<br /> 7.8) Compliance With Law - Lessee, at its sole expense, shall promptly comply with all
<br /> laws, ordinances and requirements or federal, state, county and municipal authorities, and with any
<br /> lawful order or direction of any public officer relating to the use and occupation of the Leasehold
<br /> Property and Improvements during the term of this Lease Agreement. Nothing herein contained,
<br /> however, shall prohibit Lessee from appealing from or contesting the validity or legality of such laws,
<br /> ordinances, requirements, orders or directions and, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
<br /> article, Lessee shall not be deemed to be in default hereunder so long as Lessee diligently prosecutes
<br /> such appeal or contest.
<br /> 7.9) Environmental Matters - Lessor knows of no wells, individual sewage treatment
<br /> systems or above ground or underground tanks located on the Leasehold Property; and Lessor knows
<br /> of no Hazardous Substances that have been generated, released, treated, stored, released or disposed
<br /> of, or otherwise placed, deposited in or located on the Leasehold Property. Lessee shall make its own
<br /> inspection of the Leasehold Property for Hazardous Substances and environmental matters, at its own
<br /> cost and expense, and is not relying on any reports or information regarding environmental matters
<br /> provided by Lessor. Lessee shall not, directly or indirectly, cause or permit the generation, treatment,
<br /> storage, release, disposal, placement deposit or location on the Leasehold Property of any Hazardous
<br /> Substances, or directly or indirectly undertake or permit activity on the Leasehold Property that
<br /> would cause or contribute to(i)the Leasehold Property's becoming a treatment, storage or disposal
<br /> facility within the meaning of, or otherwise bring the Leasehold Property within the ambit of, RCRA
<br /> or any similar federal or state law, regulation or local ordinance, (ii) a release or threatened release
<br /> or discharge of Hazardous Substances into any water source or system, (iii) the dredging or filling
<br /> of any waters, or otherwise cause or permit, by act or omission of Lessee, its employees, agents,
<br /> contractors, licensees, successors or assigns the violation of any present or future federal, state or
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